224th Joint Communications Support Squadron
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| dates = 1 July 1952–present[http://usafunithistory.com/PDF/0200/224%20JOINT%20COMMUNICATIONS%20SUPPORT%20SQ.pdf 224th JOINT COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT SQUADRON], usafunithistory.com, Air Force Lineage and Honors, dated 6 May 2020, last accessed 13 February 2021
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22px Georgia Air National Guard
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| garrison = Brunswick, Georgia
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| website = [https://www.jcse.mil/224JCSS_Main_l.htm Official website]
| commander1 = Lieutenant Colonel Ryan Lathan
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The 224th Joint Communications Support Squadron (224th JCSS), located in Brunswick, Georgia, provides deployable tactical communications for Joint Task Force (JTF) Headquarters and Joint Special Operations Task Force (JSOTF) Headquarters. It can operate in environments without a reliable terrestrial network. The squadron operationally reports to the Joint Communications Support Element of the Joint Enabling Capabilities Command—a direct reporting unit of U.S. Transportation Command—at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.
Mission
The 224th Joint Communications Support Squadron is often the first to deploy in order to establish communications networks and other C4 services to enhance command and control between units, services, or coalition forces. Georgia's 224th JCSS can globally deploy within 72 hours of notification to provide scalable C4 support to geographic combatant commands and U.S. Special Operations Command.{{cite web|url=http://issuu.com/georgiaguard/docs/2010_annual_report/25|title=Georgia Department of Defense 2010 Annual Report|publisher=Georgia Department of Defense|access-date=15 September 2011}}
Lineage
Deployments
The unit expanded its mission in 2010 by bringing Deployable Joint Command and Control systems to JCSE from SOUTHCOM Headquarters in Miami. Georgia Guardsmen boarded USS Iwo Jima for a five-month deployment providing support to the U.S. Navy and United States Marine Corps forces during Operation Continuing Promise 2010, a 13-Caribbean country humanitarian relief campaign.
Guardsmen of the 224th also deployed to Pakistan during the 2010 flood disaster to provide communications for the host nation and Department of Defense support efforts.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121127222024/http://www.jcse.mil/live09/224JCSS_CC_Bio_l.htm 224th JCSS Commander's Bio]
- [http://www.facebook.com/GeorgiaGuard/ Georgia National Guard Facebook Page]
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120402170337/http://www.professionalguardsman.com/ The Professional Guardsman Blog]}}
- [https://www.flickr.com/photos/ganatlguard/ Official Flickr Page]
- [https://twitter.com/GeorgiaGuard/ Georgia Guard Twitter Page]
- [https://www.youtube.com/GeorgiaNationalGuard/ Georgia Guard Youtube Channel]
Category:Communications squadrons of the United States Air Force